Hooked rug needle



May 29, 1934. ow 1,961,032

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2 Sheets-Sheet 2 j ti halli- INVENTOR AT%NEY5- May 29, 1934. M. BIBOW HOOKED RUG NEEDLE Filed May 12, 1935 FIEI YI MARGARET TH BI E OW Patented May 29, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE a 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in hooked rug needles, and has particular reference to that type of needle wherein yarn is forced through the meshes of relatively loosely woven goods, which is stretched upon a frame so that the yarn will present a pleasing appearance when the yarn is cut.

The principal object of the invention is to produce a tool of this character wherein the needle work may be rapidly and accurately accomplished.

A further object is to produce a needle wherein the spacing of the stitches is automatically accomplished.

Another object is to produce a device which is relatively strong, simple to manufacture, and therefore economical to construct. A still further object is to provide means whereby the loops are each cut at the end of each looping operation, thereby forming loops which are uniform in length and which are automatically cut to the proper length, previous to making the next loop.

Other objects and'advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my tool as the same appears when threaded and about to enter the goods,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my tool showing the same engaging the goods and forcing a loop of yarn therethrough, and showing the cutter lever in elevated position,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view showing the righthand portion of the needle raised,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the yarn holding spring,

Fig. 5 is a similar view of the needle,

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view, and showing the cutting element positioned between the yarn holder and the needle,

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary top plan view of a piece of goods upon which my needle has threaded a portion of yarn,

Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic view showing the manner in which the loops are formed through the material and then cut.

Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the cutterT'the blade thereof being shown in perspective.

Bugs and other fancy work are often made by stretching upon the frame a piece of relatively loosely woven fabric such as burlap. Yarn of different color is now passed back and forth through the burlap and the loops formed on the undersurface are 'latercut so as to form a nap.

Employing the different colors of yarn various designs may be worked out. This process is quite a tedious one and unless the person employs exceeding care the resultant product willbe poor in appearance. Applicant has therefore devised a tool wherein the yarn may be forced back and forth through the stretched material and evenly drawn, with the result that a pleasing appearance is obtained even by the beginner in work of this character. Applicant has further provided a means whereby the tedious process of cutting the loops by hand has been eliminated, as the loops are now cut during the process of forming the loops.

In the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates a handle having a downwardly extending portion 6. This downwardly extending portion has a slot 7 within which is fastened a yarn holding spring 8, the lower end of which is bifurcated as shown at 9. By viewing Fig. 6, it will be noted that this yarn holding spring is curved, the purpose of which will be later seen. At 11 I have shown a handle also having a downwardly extending portion 12. Clamps l3 and 14 slidably hold the portions 6 and 12 in contact with each other. A similar clamp 16 carries a yarn guide 1'7 and an opening 18 in the handle 11 further serves to guide the yarn to the needle 19 which is attached to a recess 21 formed on the inner surface of the portion 12. By viewing Fig. 6 it will also be noted that this needle 19 has its outer surface straight while its inner surface is curved from the point to its opposite extremity.

Slidable in the portion 6 is a rod 22 which has a handle 23 positioned above the handle 5. The lower end of this rod is attached to a block 24, to which a cutting implement 26 is attached. This cutting implement has a sharpened extremity 2'? which may be formed in any desired manner, here shown as a V-shaped cutting surface, but it is obvious that an ordinary knife blade would act in the same manner. A spring 28 surrounds the rod 22 and rests upon the handle 5.

Assuming that the tool has been assembled as shown in Fig. 1, and it is desired to use the tool, the yarn is fed through the opening 18 in the handle 11 thence through the guide 17 thence through the eye in the needle 19 and the end drawn up as indicated in this figure. The needle is now placed through the goods which of. course will carry the yarn through with it. The handle 5 is now lowered to the position of Fig. 2. The handle 11 is now raised which will raise the needle to the position of Fig. 3, but it will be noted that the yarn holding spring is still extending through the goods and holding the loop the proper distance through the goods. It will also here be noted that there is considerable distance between the planes of the point B of the needle of this figure. and the planes of the point C where the spring enters the goods. This distance determines the width of the stitch as the next time the needle comes down and through the goods it will be that distance away from the last place the stitch went through the goods. The handle 11 is now depressed forcing the needle through the goods to insert the next loop. Before raising the handle 5 and its attached yarn holder, the handle 23 is depressed which will cut the loop extending around the holder. The holder is now withdrawn to the position of Fig. 1, and again depressed to the positionof Fig. 2. This holds the new loop and as soon as the needle is again actuated to insert the next loop, the last loop is again out. It will thus be seen that the loop being out is severed after the next succeeding loop has been formed. Thus there is no tendency to pull the yarn out of the needle during the stitching operation. By rapidly moving the two handles 5 and 11 alternately up and down, it will be apparent that my needle will cause the yarn to be evenly looped through the goods and with the rapidity which cannot be accomplished by hand.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:-

In a device of the character described, a pair of reciprocating members slidably held in engagement with each other, the end of each of said members having a recess formed therein, a needle secured in one of said recesses, a spring member secured in the other of said recesses, said spring member having a bifurcated end, said needle having an eye formed therein, said bifurcated end sliding on said needle and adapted to engage yarn extending through the eye of said needle, the end of said needle being in a plane spaced from the upper end of said spring member, and a cutter interposed between said needle and said spring, and means for actuating said cutter to sever a loop formed by said needle and said spring member.

MARGARETTA BIBOW. 

